Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! Here are some of the important people in this story. Crassus: You’ve been Crassus rolled. Pompey: Always with the widow’s peak. Caesar: Cicero: [...Read More...]

After an epic quarter-life crisis, Julius Caesar returned to Rome and started to kick things up a notch—winning honors, elections, and the love of the public. But as his [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! First off, here’s the Baby Shark song. BOOM, now it’s in your head. You’re welcome. Also, here’s Mountain to Move: So here are some [...Read More...]

Julius Caesar came of age in a Rome where severed heads hung in the Rostra, bodies choked the Tiber, and murderous mobs stalked the streets. Even at 16, this was [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! It’s the end of Season 2–and we’re taking a much-needed break. We plan to use this time to produce three to five episodes over a four-week [...Read More...]

Of the six children of Germanicus, Agrippina the Younger is the last woman standing. Both savvier than her siblings and more ruthless, she quickly rises to stratospheric [...Read More...]

With their brother Caligula dead, the two remaining Germanicus children–Julia Livilla and Agrippina–are called home from exile. The new emperor, their uncle [...Read More...]

Wish you had a holiday all about feasting, drinking, the upending of the social order, blood sacrifices, the harvest, pranks, novelty gifts, honouring a god who devoured his [...Read More...]

With their parents and older brothers dead, the four remaining Germanicus children (Agrippina, Julia Drusilla, Julia Livilla, and Caligula) face an uncertain future. Caligula [...Read More...]

Close your eyes and imagine a loving family. Devoted parents and six children, three happy brothers and three happy sisters. The father, Germanicus, is a war hero—beloved [...Read More...]